Feb 14, 2012 · What null means depends on how the the data is interpreted: Null data may mean "not yet provided", and a program will wait a while before checking the value again.

That means returning a (pointer - or even better, reference to an) empty array or list instead of null, or returning an empty string ("") instead of null, or even the string "0" (or something …

I am looking for a recommendation here. I am struggling with whether it is better to return NULL or an empty value from a method when the return value is not present or cannot be determined. …

With NULL it's guaranteed empty on the first sight. I usually don't distinguish the values in the application, because it's unexpected and weird that NULL and empty string would mean …

Mar 8, 2017 · So, if the code that produces request/response doesn't use null, my guess is the code on the other side of the API won't be forced to use null too. I rather like the idea of using …

Feb 3, 2019 · And in these other languages, means "this thing is empty" while means "what are you even talking about?" and actually throws an exception when you try to access that field. …

Mar 21, 2017 · Therefore, while C strings are null-terminated, they aren't terminated by NULL, but by NUL (usually written '\0'). Code which explicitly uses NULL as a string terminator will work …

May 27, 2020 · There is a major difference between those two: NULL references are a language feature whereas Option is a library type. Everybody can write a library type, but only the …

Feb 24, 2016 · In other words, the definition means null pointer contsant is essentially a macro that expands to "An integer constant expression with the value 0, or such an expression cast …

IMHO trying to handle null values that you don't expect leads to overly complicated code. If you don't expect null, make it clear by throwing ArgumentNullException. I get really frustrated …